Man Wears an Antenna on His Head to 'Hear' Colors

Neil Harbisson is an artist who's been completely colorblind his whole life. He's also a cyborg. Harbisson has an antenna jutting out of his head that allows him to sense colors. Specifically, he hears them. The flexible antenna senses the light frequencies in front of it and then sends them to a computer chip that turns the light into sound and sends the vibrations directly into Harbisson's skull.

Harbisson, who has a condition called achromatopsia that allows him to see only grays, black, and white, had his first antenna was implanted in 2004. In 2013, he got an upgraded version with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi that can receive image data remotely, meaning he can "see" things that aren't directly in front of him.

In this video, Harbisson explains that he considers the antenna a part of his body just like any other body part. "The software is a part of my mind, and the antenna is a part of my body," he says. "I don't feel that I'm using technology; I don't feel that I'm wearing technology—I feel that I am technology."

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